Fast Food Escapades: Broaster Chicken (or What's the matter, Colonel Sanders, you Chicken?)

Long gone are the days when Kentucky Fried Chicken (or KFC as they want to be known these days) used to "rule the roost" here on our fair shores. Back in its Heyday, KFC was THE place you went to eat Fried Chicken. Back then, when it was a restaurant where waitresses came to your table to take your order and they served the big pieces of chicken on proper white plates.
The newest kid on the block is Broaster Chicken, a new franchise (new, that is, to Singapore, it's been around since 1954) that set up an outlet in the spanking new Nex Mall in Serangoon Central (above Serangoon MRT). The store entrance :



Decked in Red, White and Blue, you should be able to tell where this franchise comes from (Hint it's not England, It's not France). Without further ado, let's take a look at the main reason why I'm here i.e. to try their fried chicken:


Ok in reality, no such set meal exists as they offer 2 piece and 4 piece set meals but not 3 piece meals (Go figure) so I had to pay separately (S$2.90) for an extra piece. Why did I order 3 pieces? To give you a better idea of perspective, here's my hand next to drumstick (and by no means, am I a person with big hands):


More Importantly how did it taste? The chicken meat was quite tender and there wasn't too much flour on the skin. I read somewhere on the net that these are pressure cooked (sounds similar to KFC original). It wasn't overly oily but it wasn't extremely crispy either. The chicken looked fresh as evidenced by the colour of the bones which was normal (dark coloured bones usually mean frozen chicken). I think the thin skin is closer to Arnold's Fried Chicken than to the other fried chicken joints (KFC, Popeye's, Texas). The only grouse I have is that they should use less salt in the flour/marinade as it is quite salty. 

The side orders(tater tots and coleslaw)


Decided to try something different and went with the Tater tots (additional S$1 top up) which are bite size hash browns which tasted pretty normal. The Coleslaw was soaked in a sweet creamy sauce, but alas a tad too sweet for my liking. 
Unlike other fried chicken joints, they offer a greater variety of food on the menu like pasta, buffalo wings and the fried turkey leg, which some say is quite huge, perhaps I'll check those out the next time I'm in the neighbourhood.


Taste Verdict: Above Average but they should ease up on the salt used in the chicken and sugar in the coleslaw. Chicken is fresher than what some of the competitors serve but pieces could be bigger. Also don't understand why they don't offer 3 piece meals?
Price : S$6.90 for a 2 piece meal, comes with a small drink and 2 sides. Some sides (tater tots, cheese fries) require a top up of $1. Additional piece of chicken charged at S$2.90
Where: Nex Mall, 23 Serangoon Central #B2-02/03/04 Singapore 556083